BYL720 - DEGRADATION of BIOPOLYMERS
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEGRADATION of BIOPOLYMERS | BYL720 | 2nd Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Prequisites | ||||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Question and Answer Demonstration Drill and Practice | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Assist. Prof. Gözde Koşarsoy Ağaçeli | |||||
| Course objective | Providing advanced information on the degradation of natural and synthetic polymers. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Structure of natural and synthetic polymers; their roles in environmental pollution; degradation processes of polymers. | |||||
| References | Michael T. Madigan, John M. Martingo, Brock Biology of Microorganisms Pearson Edu., Publish. Prentice Hall. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction to polymers (T) |
| Week 2 | Synthethic Polymers I (T) |
| Week 3 | Synthethic Polymers II (T) |
| Week 4 | Industrially Important Polymers (T) |
| Week 5 | Industrially Important Polymers (T) |
| Week 6 | Degradation of Polymers (T) |
| Week 7 | Presentation (T) |
| Week 8 | Degradation of Synthethic Polymers I (T) |
| Week 9 | Degradation of Synthethic Polymers II (T) |
| Week 10 | Natural Polymers I (T) |
| Week 11 | Natural Polymers II (T) |
| Week 12 | Degradation of Natural Polymers I |
| Week 13 | Presentation (T) |
| Week 14 | Degradation of Natural Polymers II (T) |
| Week 15 | Preperation for final exam |
| Week 16 | Final exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 2 | 20 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | 30 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 3 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 12 | 5 | 60 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Total Workload | 30 | 21 | 118 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest